Wilbur L. Ross Jr.

News about Wilbur L. Ross Jr., including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jun. 10, 2015

Fate of $1.47 billion investment in Greece's Eurobank Ergasias, led by American billionaire Wilbur L Ross Jr, is in limbo as leftist government works to resolve impasse with creditors and avoid an exit from the euro; Ross is famous for cashing in on eurozone crisis spots, but current bet may prove his riskiest yet. MORE

Mar. 1, 2012

Wilbur L Ross Jr provides some indication of the future of his firm, W L Ross, in a letter to investors, but, like many aging business titans, the line of succession has been a looming question; his private equity firm controls $8 billion in assets, and has struggled to raise a new fund over the past year. MORE

August 8, 2011, Monday

STANDING FIRM Transatlantic Holdings rejected a $3.2 billion hostile bid by Validus Holdings and took up a number of defenses, including suing Validus and instituting a poison pill. Transatlantic said that it remained committed to its own planned...